Searching for the Greenest Office in the UK

Posted under Blog by Ruth

A new competition has recently been launched to find the greenest office in the UK.

The competition is looking for candidates to enter – companies who feel they are doing their part to help the environment.

Businesses of any size, as long as they are based in the UK, are invited to enter the competition, until entries close at the end of November this year. Entrants should explain just why they deserve the prize of the UK’s greenest company. The prize will be awarded in January 2010.

The Greenest Office Award 2009 was launched by Cartridge World to help find the most energy efficient and energy conscious place of work in the UK. The competition is also run in conjunction with CO2 balance.

The competition is searching for businesses that are putting extra effort into making changes such as energy efficient waste disposal, recycling and reducing their overall carbon emissions.

Many businesses find going green to be difficult, especially during times of economic struggle where plans get set aside.

There are a number of ways in which companies can step up their efforts to go green. This includes careful measures regarding the use of paper and recycling old printouts, reducing energy by checking usage of heating and air conditioning, installing insulating, double glazing and green lighting, implementing green education programs and more.